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I want to start by saying, again, that I'm not the worlds expert in photography! These tips are things I think could be helpful to parents trying to photograph their children and I'll be happy if they help just one person! Now on to tip #2!
Tip #2. Get down to their level!
Children are short, adults are tall, relatively speaking, get down there! Bend, squat, sit or lay down so you are at eye level. You don't want every portrait of your child to be them looking up at you. An added bonus, they may get a kick out of you getting down on the floor with them when they didn't expect it!
I spend most of my sessions sitting or laying down with the kids, here are some examples.
Tip three tomorrow! Kelli
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Unless your child is Suri Cruise, Violet Affleck or one of the Jolie-Pitt's, you probably don't have a photographer following them around 24/7 capturing every moment! And since a portrait session is a special event that doesn't happen every month, much less every week, I've decided to blog a simple photography tip a day this entire week (mon-fri) to help you Mom's (and Dad's) get better photographs of your little ones!
Now, let me start by making a confession...I don't know everything (I can practically hear my Mother laughing) about photography! :) I know I still, and always will, continue to learn and master the art! These are simple basic tips I hope will help just one parent get a nice photograph of their kid. So for our first tip!
Tip #1. Use natural light when possible.
Photography is essentially, painting with light, and I could go on and on and ON about lighting! It's something I constantly continue to perfect and learn! But I do know this, nothing is as good as natural light, especially when it comes to photographing people! Natural light is very flattering to skin tone while camera flashes are pointed directly at your subject making for harsh unfaltering light! Most people use their camera on an automatic mode (more on this later in the week) and the camera decides if the flash is needed and quite frankly your camera isn't always correct! Just because you are inside doesn't means your flash should automatically go off, if the room seems well lit, try taking the photo without your flash! You may need to turn up your ISO setting. Play around taking the same photo with and without the flash to see the difference and to get an eye for when your flash IS neede
Here are some portraits I've taken inside using natural light only!
As you can see there is a large doorwall just to the left of little Jenna.
In this case, there were multiple windows just to the right.
And in this last example, the doorwall was right behind me which this little guy was facing.
Check back tomorrow for my next tip! Kelli
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So close! However, the nursery isn't done quite yet. It's been a project, to say the least and quite a few things took more then once to get just right (the paint, ceiling fan & rug to name a few). I'm hoping to have it all done (and ready to go) in about two weeks and yes, I realize that I'm running out of time, thank you! :) Rug - Check!
Extra storage (which I desperately need) - Check!
Art hung - (BIG) Check!
Now it's about the details! Stay tuned... Kelli
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I stumbled across this lovely company and wanted to pass it along! Safe, non-toxic and eco friendly art supplies! YAY!
Now go out there and make art! :) Kelli
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More creative maternity photos by yours truly, of yours truly! :) My neighbors must think I'm crazy propping my camera up on a ladder, trying to focus and running back and forth, but I just couldn't help but take advantage of the beautiful snow!
Kelli
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